Combing and drawing machine.



No. 812,550. PATENTED FEB. 13, 1906. B. GRBPY & L. FREMAUX. GOMBING ANDDRAWING momma APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14.1902.

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E. GREPY & L. PREMAUX.

GOMBING AND DRAWING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIORFILBD JUNE 14.1902.

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GOMBING AND DRAWING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14.1902.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3 EDOUARD OREPY AND LOUIS FREMAUX, OF BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.

COMBING AND DRAWING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, 1906.

Application filed June 14, 1902. Serial No. 111,618.

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Be it known that we, EDOUARD CREPY and Lows FREMAUX, manufacturers,citizens of the French Republic, residing at Brussels, in the Kingdom ofBelgium, have invented a new and useful Oombing and Drawing Machine andwe do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same.

This invention consists in an improved mechanism for combing and drawingfibrous materialssuch as jute, hemp, and the like-- said mechanism beingcharacterized by the fact that it is arranged so that the combing anddrawing can be effected simultaneously on both sides of the material andin such manner that the opening out of the material incident to thecombing and drawing is done completely and uniformly and without damagethereto.

The invention will be found fully illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherem Figure 1 is a side view of the machine with the frameand certain gearing removed. Fig. 2 is a front view thereof, and Fig. 3is a side view with the frame removed and certain gearing in dottedoutline.

The material is fed along and kept properly disposed by a continuousbelt a, running over rollers b, down between pairs of rollers c and d,the pair of rollers d coacting with a roller 6, which has its trunnionsjournaled in a fulcrumed frame f, controlled by a lever g, fulcrumed ina bracket g and pivotally connected to another lever g, fulcrumed inanother bracket g and carrying an adjustable weight it, whereby thepressure of roller 6 on rollers d may be regulated. Rollers b, 0, and dare j ournaled in the frame t of the machine.

On a shaft 1 is journaled a series of rocking beams 7c, preferably fourin number. On shafts 1, above the rocking beams is, are journaledsubordinate rocking beams m. The ends of rocking beams 76 are bothvertically bifurcated, as at n, and horizontally bifurcated, as at 0.Each bifurcation n receives a sleeve 19, having lateral trunnions g,which have bearings in the bifurcation 0, being held in place by a block7", which is bolted to the end of the rocking beam is and hasprojections 8 bearing against the trunnions g. In the sleeves p arearranged vertical threaded shafts t, whose adjustment in averticaldirection, is secured by manipulating nuts u, bear ing against the endsof the sleeves. The sleeves are formed with forked extensions '12, inwhich are pivotally arranged the ends of the subordinate rocking beamsm. The effect is therefore for beams m to so cooperate as to insureshafts t always standing perpendicular. The lower ends of shafts tcarryframes w, in which are pivoted the upper ends of links as as y y,links y 3/ being the longer. For the sake of vertical adjustment links00 y are connected with the frame win the same man ner that shafts t areconnected with rocking beams lc-that is to say, their upper ends arethreaded, as at 2, being adjustably secured by means of nuts 1 insleeves 2, having trunnions 3, which are held in horizontal bifurcations4 of the frames by blocks 5, while the sleeves penetrate verticalbifurcations 6 in the frames. The lower ends of the links are pivotallyconnected to horizontal arms 7, whose inner ends are penetrated by bolts8, which act to secure together horizontal frames 9, carrying needles10, said frames be ing penetrated by the bolts and spaced by sleeves 11.

It will be understood that there are two pairs of links :20 00, as wellas of links y y, on

each side of the material being operated upon.

Each two pairs of links therefore carries one set of needles, each ofwhich latter comprises several horizontal rows or tiers of needles, asbest seen in Fig. 1. The set of needles carried by the links y y, onaccount of the latter being longer than the links in as, are broughtopposite the spaces between this last-named set of needles. So far asthe vertical movement is concerned, however, all the needles on one sideof the material move together and in the same direction as rocking beams76 and m oscillate. The oscillation of rocking beams 76 and m iseffected from a shaft 12, carrying an eccentric 13, on which is aneccentric-strap 14, connected with one of the beams is by a pitman 15,pivoted in a rod 16, arranged for adjustment longitudinally of therocking beams is in brackets 17 in one of said rocking beams, so as toincrease the throw of therockingbeams. Theneedlesbeingprojected throughthe material ,it will be seenthat the up-and-down movement which isproduced from shaft 12 will cause the desired drawing or combing out ofthe material. In order to effect the projecting of the needles into andout of the material as they rise and fall, each arm 7 carries a rigidshoe 18, arranged in the path of a cam 19 on shaft 12. Some of the cams19 are arranged alternatelywith others,

so that there'is produced an alternating action between the two sets ofneedles carried by links 00 at and y y, respectively.

At the front of the machine is journaled a shaft 20, which may carry adelivery-roller (not shown) over which the material passes as it leavesthe machine.

The power being taken in through beltwheel 20 is delivered from the samethrough its shaft 21, a gear 22 thereon, a gear 23, meshing with gear22, a gear 24, rotating with gear 23, to one of the rollers d. From gear24 the power is transmitted to the rollers 0 through gear 25, meshingwith gear 24, a gear 26, carried by gear 25, and a gear 27, meshing withgear 26 and carried by the shaft of one of rollers c, the two rollersbeing caused to turn together by intermeshing pinions 28. With one ofthe pinions 28 meshes a pinion 29, which in turn meshes with a pinion30011 the shaft of one roller b. One of the shafts 12 is driven fromgear 25 through intermeshing gears 31 and 32,while the other is drivenfrom the same gear 25 by intermeshing gears 33 '34 35, and, finally, theshaft 20 is rotated for maintaining the material to be combed inoperative oontiguity to the combs and eX- tended vertically, a rockingstructure, means for rocking said rocking structure, links pivotallysuspending said comb structures from said rocking structure, and meansfor moving said comb structures-to and from the material, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof we have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

EDOUARD OREPY.

LOUIS FREMAUX.

